Ecology of Recently-Deglaciated Terrain - A Geoecological Approach to Glacier Forelands

Zusammenfassung The first comprehensive review of the available information on the ecology of recently-deglaciated terrain! this volume evaluates critically the methodology employed in such studies. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. The nature of the timescale; 3. The physical landscape; 4. Soil development; 5. Plant succession: patterns and environmental factors; 6. Plant succession: processes and models; 7. The ecological significance of recently-deglaciated terrain.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John A. Matthews, John A. (University of Wales College of Matthews
• Con la collaborazione di: H. J. B. Birks (Editore), J. A. Wiens (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.04.1992
• EAN: 9780521361095
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36109-5
• Pagine: 408
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Social an; Cambridge Studies in Ecology
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Botanica; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, Applied ecology, Ecological science, the Biosphere